Ms McKENZIE (Flinders) (13:51): Last week my electorate lost $300 million in the government’s infrastructure review. It’s indicative of how hopeless this Labor government is at managing the Australian economy, looking after taxpayers’ money and, indeed, the simple things like being able to count, given it took 200 days to complete a 90-day review. Flinders lost…
In a devastating blow to critical infrastructure on the Mornington Peninsula, the Federal Labor Government has ripped out over $300 million and cancelled the Jetty Road Overpass and noise barriers along the Mornington Peninsula Freeway and cancelled the Frankston to Baxter rail upgrade. Federal MP for Flinders, Zoe McKenzie, said it was a disgrace that…
Ms McKENZIE (Flinders) (18:38): Payday for the Australian union movement has finally come, and what a golden pot of power this bill, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023, bestows on them. This bill has been called radical, extreme, interventionist, heavy-handed, costly, complex and economically damaging, and rightly so. The recently departed CEO of…
WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2023 FLINDERS CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION Constituents of Flinders were asked to submit their best snaps of the Mornington Peninsula for Zoe McKenzie MP’s 2023 Christmas Card Competition. In addition to photo’s, Ms McKenzie also asked local school students to submit a drawing in the theme of ‘Surfing Santa’. After a period of…
I was recently appointed to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security which oversees Australia’s intelligence agencies, reviews national security bills, and conducts regular statutory reviews into the nation’s security legislation. This appointment is in addition to my committee roles in Communications; Employment, Education Training; and Environment and Climate Change. This is a huge…
The Peninsula Trail is a priority initiative of the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. It has the potential to attract off-peak and mid-week tourists and more evenly disperse them across the Peninsula. It will offer opportunities for eco-tourism, Aboriginal cultural tours and access to our vibrant food, wine and art scene. The Somerville to Baxter trail…
Thursday 14 September 2023 Thank you Professor Saunders for that kind welcome. I welcome you all to the Australian Parliament, the place where we do our best to tackle societal problems and build prosperity in all aspects of public policy. I recognise my colleagues in the room, the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, Sussan…
The intersection of Colchester Road and Boneo Road leading into the Rosebud Industrial Estate has been overlooked for far too long. A combination of a thriving business and an industrial area, a major double-carriage road, and frequent large trucks and other heavy vehicles is a disaster waiting to happen. Too often do we hear…
Sages Cottage Farm in my electorate of Flinders, is a brilliant, innovative, and unquestionably hardworking property that is owned and managed by Wallara – a leading disability support provider and a social change agency. Since 2016, Wallara has provided life-changing pathways to employment for people with disability at the heritage-listed Sages Cottage Farm and…
Residents of Somerville have been advocating for over a decade to have the intersection of Frankston-Flinders Road, Eramosa Road, and Grant Road, upgraded to address the complicated and difficult to navigate double roundabout. The intersection takes traffic from four separate roads which are used heavily during peak times by motorists travelling to and from the…